Posts Tagged: discrimination
Final Public Comment Period For Proposed DSM-5 Criteria Ends June 15
Reblogged from GID Reform Weblog by Kelley Winters: Kelley Winters, Ph.D. GID Reform Advocates www.gidreform.org The American Psychiatric Association announced a third and final period of public comment on proposed diagnostic criteria for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical
Final Public Comment Period For Proposed DSM-5 Criteria Ends June 15
Reblogged from GID Reform Weblog by Kelley Winters: Kelley Winters, Ph.D. GID Reform Advocates www.gidreform.org The American Psychiatric Association announced a third and final period of public comment on proposed diagnostic criteria for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical
Rainbow Tacos
Castro-Mission I live in the Castro-Mission neighborhood in San Francisco. To anyone familiar with the area, you immediately know what kind of neighbors I have. For those who don’t, here’s the rundown. The Castro The Castro is synonymous with Gay.
Rainbow Tacos
Castro-Mission I live in the Castro-Mission neighborhood in San Francisco. To anyone familiar with the area, you immediately know what kind of neighbors I have. For those who don’t, here’s the rundown. The Castro The Castro is synonymous with Gay.
Reader Ramblings: On (Not) Coming Out
I recently added an Ask box to the blog – you might want to check it out. In the meantime, we have our first brave volunteer, who ignited a long rambling in my head which I’ve concisely bundled into a
Reader Ramblings: On (Not) Coming Out
I recently added an Ask box to the blog – you might want to check it out. In the meantime, we have our first brave volunteer, who ignited a long rambling in my head which I’ve concisely bundled into a
Recap: Blogging for LGBT Families 2011
For the past few days I’ve been making my way through the interminable list at Mombian.com of all the posts and bloggers that contributed to the Blogging for LGBT families event. I submitted my post at the very last minute,
Recap: Blogging for LGBT Families 2011
For the past few days I’ve been making my way through the interminable list at Mombian.com of all the posts and bloggers that contributed to the Blogging for LGBT families event. I submitted my post at the very last minute,
Queerious Questions
Blogging for LGBT Families Day I read about the 6th Annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day yesterday, and promptly dismissed it since it seemed too late. Plus I don’t have a family, yet… do I? When realized I could still
Queerious Questions
Blogging for LGBT Families Day I read about the 6th Annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day yesterday, and promptly dismissed it since it seemed too late. Plus I don’t have a family, yet… do I? When realized I could still
Ex-Gay Everywhere
What is Ex-Gay Therapy? Briefly, it’s a harmful way of convincing (nay, fooling) someone gay or queer that they can change their sexual attraction and/or gender identity and live a societally sanctioned heterosexual lifestyle. It’s been proven by a multitude
Ex-Gay Everywhere
What is Ex-Gay Therapy? Briefly, it’s a harmful way of convincing (nay, fooling) someone gay or queer that they can change their sexual attraction and/or gender identity and live a societally sanctioned heterosexual lifestyle. It’s been proven by a multitude
8 Simple Rules
Recently my girlfriend and I have been plowing through a TV series that came out about 8-9 years ago. 8 Simple Rules starred John Ritter, who very sadly passed away in the middle of season 2, and the show was
8 Simple Rules
Recently my girlfriend and I have been plowing through a TV series that came out about 8-9 years ago. 8 Simple Rules starred John Ritter, who very sadly passed away in the middle of season 2, and the show was
A Passing Story
Tennis In first grade we had PE class. PE stands for physical education, an attempt to incluclate young minds with the values of exercise while, in some cases, inadvertently promoting alienation, devaluation, and gender segregation. (Let’s not get into that
A Passing Story
Tennis In first grade we had PE class. PE stands for physical education, an attempt to incluclate young minds with the values of exercise while, in some cases, inadvertently promoting alienation, devaluation, and gender segregation. (Let’s not get into that
Coming Out: The Plan
I’ve come out to many people in many ways. I’ve received a wide variety of reactions; thankfully I’ve made it through the bad ones, and still cherish the good ones. Here are five points I wish I would’ve had as
Coming Out: The Plan
I’ve come out to many people in many ways. I’ve received a wide variety of reactions; thankfully I’ve made it through the bad ones, and still cherish the good ones. Here are five points I wish I would’ve had as
Immigration
I’m not American In spite of my ever-so-flawless-grammatically-correct command of English language, no, I was not born in the USofA and I do not hold any sort of citizenship to this country. Although I’ve been here for over 6 (and
Immigration
I’m not American In spite of my ever-so-flawless-grammatically-correct command of English language, no, I was not born in the USofA and I do not hold any sort of citizenship to this country. Although I’ve been here for over 6 (and
